Nadaka Passes Kickboxing Test

Nadaka Yoshinari passed his kickboxing debut at ONE SAMURAI 3 without a slip. The ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion defeated Har Ling Om by unanimous decision on Saturday in Yokohama, extending his winning streak to 42 bouts according to ONE. His all-striking record now stands at 68 wins and six losses after the main event.

This was more than a routine home assignment. Nadaka did not enter a side discipline against a soft opponent. He did it against a Lethwei and Muay Thai veteran from Myanmar whose heavier hands were presented as the danger before the fight. Nadaka answered with control: a sharp straight left, repeated left kicks, little clean damage absorbed and no panic.

The rule change showed

The move into kickboxing was not completely frictionless. ONE noted two warnings for excessive clinching in the second round. That matters because it showed the difference between Nadaka's familiar Muay Thai world and the new rule set. What mattered more was how quickly he returned to distance, rhythm and clean scoring.

The gap widened in round three. Nadaka moved out of range, scored upstairs with his hands, attacked downstairs with low kicks and even mixed in push kicks to the face. Har Ling Om remained dangerous enough to command respect, but he no longer had a stable answer to Nadaka's changes of pace, angle and target.

Two-sport path takes shape

The result matters because Nadaka did more than protect his streak. He opened a believable second lane in ONE. The 25-year-old remains the atomweight Muay Thai standard, but he now has a first official kickboxing win under ONE rules. For any two-sport ambition, the key point is not only that he won. It is how calmly he solved the small adjustment problems.

For Har Ling Om, the loss hurts but does not erase his value. He showed early that his right hand could change a moment, and he at least forced Nadaka to manage the rule change seriously. Against timing and footwork of this level, that was not enough. As a measuring stick, though, this fight was more useful than a short win over limited resistance would have been.

Wakamatsu returns with force

The clearest MMA statement of the night came from Yuya Wakamatsu. The former ONE flyweight MMA champion stopped Willie van Rooyen by TKO at 4:34 of round two. ONE described Wakamatsu shutting down the South African in the clinch, working with his hands at close range and setting up the stoppage in round two with a right hand and a left hook.

That moved Wakamatsu to 21-7 and pushed him back toward the conversation around Avazbek Kholmirzaev. That context is what gives the win weight: it was not just a home appearance, but the first strong response after losing the title at ONE SAMURAI 1. Van Rooyen arrived young, physical and willing to attack the legs, yet he could not answer Wakamatsu's pressure for long enough.

Yokohama had depth

ONE also left Yokohama with useful performances below the top two fights. Shimon Yoshinari knocked out Suablack Tor Pran49 with a body shot at 1:28 of round two and stayed unbeaten in ONE. Ryuya Okuwaki survived a knockdown against Chokdee Maxjandee and finished him in round two with a liver shot. Homura Abe stopped Tuakiao in the opening round.

The combination of Nadaka's composed debut, Wakamatsu's rebound and several clean finishes gives ONE SAMURAI 3 more weight than a local showcase. For ONE, Yokohama was not just another Japanese date. It was a night where several home names reconnected themselves to bigger sporting targets.